The Internet vs Scientology

[Dtrain]

Particularly stirring images from Buffalo. Although the people in the snow are hardcore, this is the one that got me:

Trapped by scifags, hepl.

Edit: May not be clear from the photo, but that's a child waving to the protesters.

[Kitsune]

I'd want to see backup confirmation about the whole 'shoot the protesters' thing, that seems a weeeeee bit crazy.  Not too crazy for Tommy, but too crazy for Scientology's PR department to let him say.

[Krakrok]

The Unconfirmed Sources article is satire like The Onion.

[sidereal]

our contributions to the nation's infrastructure

You're fucking kidding me.  What contributions?  Their e-meter warehouse?  The basement where they starved and beat Lisa McPherson?  Only the winner of the Freedom Medal Of Valor (for Achievement in the Field of Excellence) could be so full of himself.

.. Ah, I see now it is a fake.  Chances the horrified people spamming the unconfirmedsources comments with FAKE! are Scientologists?  High.

[Dtrain]

This shit ain't fake.

[cmlancas]

From the last page back, I especially liked Thetans or GTFO. 

[Dtrain]

Xenu attends San Diego protest:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23637168@N05/2256478418/in/set-72157603887577097/
 

Also, these photos make me homesick.

[schild]

Tom Cruise is to Cults as Brad McQuaid is to MMOGs.

[Dtrain]

Tom Cruise is to Cults as Brad McQuaid is to MMOGs.

The failmaker?

[Krakrok]

Phoenix, Arizona

Approximately 60 people showed up to protest in front of the Scientology church in Phoenix. Three Phoenix Police Department officers were on site to keep control. Early in the protest CBS 5, Fox 10, NBC 12, The Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune came to interview Anonymous and The Church of Scientology held a press conference. The protest was ended early at 2PM due to a communication error with the Police. Anonymous attempted to read high level Scientology teaching that had been made public to Scientologists during the press conference and later in the day, with little visible success. No incidents occurred and the police did not intervene.

[Kitsune]

Not bad.  Did you make it, Schild?

[schild]

Nope. I couldn't find out how controlled it was until I just read the above. I'll be sure to go to the next one now that I know they had their shit together.

[Samwise]

[Krakrok]

Wikinews probably has the best coverage of all of the protests in one place.

[Dtrain]

Schild's body-thetans psyched him out. My work-thetans conspired against me, but I think I'll request the next one off.

[sidereal]

[NiX]

Flickr photo set of the Toronto protest. I have to give these guys credit as it was something like -20 with wind chill today and it insanely windy when you get downtown because of the lake being right there. Apparently there were about 100 or more at the protest, which is pretty good considering the weather.

[WindupAtheist]

(picture)

Pure win.

[Paelos]

Just when I think things can't get more bizarre with the internet, we get this.

Enjoy the protest I suppose. It does appear that people did in fact show up to get freaky on the streets, especially in Australia, which is nice. Here's hoping the movement will gain steam and there's a second effort coming.

I'll actually be disappointed if there isn't now.

[Krakrok]

[Teleku]

And with Gas Mask Hello Kitty Girl, a whole new generation starts down the Gas Mask fetish route...

Pics have surfaced on 4-chan  of her without the mask.  While *I* think she's still somewhat attractive, I can see why they've started in on the 'omg what a dog' routine.

Please to be PMing me a linky. I promise I'm not a scifag trying to out her, I'm just an interweb pervert. 

Not bad, and great body.

[Llava]

Is there anything this thread doesn't have?

[Kitsune]

What a dog?  Well, already knew that plenty of /b-tards have no taste.  I wouldn't ask her to keep the mask on.

Anyways, I think it's clear that the protests themselves were a grand success.  What remains to be seen, however, is whether they were enough to draw the degree of public attention necessary to bring the hammer down, and unfortunately I doubt it.  A six-second blurb on CNN, then everyone goes back to the latest American Idol.

They managed to inconvenience and annoy the cult, and that's dandy in and of itself, but it'll take more to actually hurt it.  However, now that the first protest had such a good turnout, you can bet that tons of fence-sitters will get off their asses for a follow-up, and that might actually provide the numbers required.

[schild]

Next protest is March 15th, the Ides of March.

Anon is clever.

[Ironwood]

It's good to see Optimus Prime doing his bit for the community.

I fail to see why that wee lassie is considered unattractive.  She looks fine to me.

[Azazel]

Dunno, I concur that she looks fine to me. 

Maybe it's because she's not white?

[Dtrain]

I don't doubt someone said she's not attractive - idiocy + internets = depressingly common fail.

[Jimbo]

Love the sign!

Plus the gal is hot!

Hope the next protest messes with them even more.

[Tebonas]

I'm completely into white redheads and even I find her a fine specimen of her gender.

Those internet people don't know what they are talking about.

[Fabricated]

And with Gas Mask Hello Kitty Girl, a whole new generation starts down the Gas Mask fetish route...

Pics have surfaced on 4-chan  of her without the mask.  While *I* think she's still somewhat attractive, I can see why they've started in on the 'omg what a dog' routine.

Please to be PMing me a linky. I promise I'm not a scifag trying to out her, I'm just an interweb pervert. 

Not bad, and great body.

I'd hit it if she put the mask back on.

[Simond]

My thought processes, on opening this thread today: "Oh yeah, wasn't it supposed to be the protests yesterday? Heh, I wonder if anybody actually showed u-"


Edit: Heh. http://www.flickr.com/photos/therkd/2253485283/in/set-72157603882379333/ 

[Ironwood]

 

[Surlyboi]

Heh



As for gasmask girl, she's cute as hell.

[Calantus]

She'd be about 100 times hotter if she had a better haircut though.

[Signe]

What's wrong with her hair?  I think she's adorable.  She looks about 14.